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25.11.2021 / 23:15

Gen. Wayne Eyre officially taking over as new chief of the defence staff

Wayne Eyre is officially taking over as the chief of the defence staff for the Canadian Forces as the military grapples with an ongoing crisis of sexual misconduct allegations against multiple senior leaders.The Prime Minister’s Office announced the appointment in a press release Thursday afternoon.Eyre has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since late February, when Adm. Art McDonald temporarily stepped aside six weeks into his own appointment to the position.

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Woman at heart of investigation involving Adm. Art McDonald speaks out

The woman at the heart of an investigation involving Adm. Art McDonald is speaking out about a letter he sent to top officers, claiming he’s been cleared and should get his job back.

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Adm. Art McDonald says he’s exonerated, wants job back

Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Art McDonald wants his old job back, months after stepping aside as the Canada’s top military officer over an alleged sexual assault. In a letter obtained by Global News, McDonald claims he should be reinstated now that he’s been cleared.

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‘Several’ witnesses corroborate sexual misconduct allegation against McDonald, accuser says

Adm. Art McDonald tells colleagues he’s exonerated, should return to top military post According to Macdonald, military police had interviewed dozens of people from the event where she alleged the sexual misconduct took place, and that “several witnesses” corroborated her story.Macdonald said one of the witnesses was a duty officer who was sober at the time of the alleged assault, and had corroborated her version of events to military police.Global News spoke to another senior Navy officer who was present when the alleged assault took place, who told Global News MacDonald is telling the truth and that he saw what happened.

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Adm. Art McDonald letter to senior military officials ‘shocking,’ says Gen. Eyre

. Art McDonald to senior military officials claiming he has been exonerated on an allegation of sexual assault and should be immediately reinstated is “shocking,” says Canada’s acting top soldier.Gen.

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Adm. Art McDonald plans to seek return to military’s top post after sexual misconduct probe

Art McDonald says he has decided to seek a return to his position as commander of the Canadian Armed Forces after military investigators opted not to charge him following an investigation into his conduct, according to a report by The Canadian Press.Military police probing the allegation announced Friday evening that they had decided not to lay charges against McDonald either under military code of service rules or the Criminal Code.The woman behind the allegation told Global News the decision leaves her feeling like she’s been “punched in the stomach.”“I am not surprised as this was exactly why I was reluctant to come forward and why most survivors don’t come forward. It’s not worth it.

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Liberals shut down probe into sexual misconduct in Canadian military

allegations of high-level sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces.That decision comes as the Conservatives and NDP members of the committee argue no one has yet taken responsibility and the probe should continue.

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IN HER WORDS: The woman behind McDonald allegation tells her story

Art McDonald says she is speaking out after someone in “a trusted position” leaked details of her case without her consent last month.In an exclusive interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, navy Lt. Heather Macdonald said she was frustrated to see details about her allegation leaked to the CBC in what she described as an attempt to “steal the due process” she and McDonald both deserve.“I would say that what bothered me the most about how this kind of came out was the detailed leak that happened that led to Adm.

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Navy closes probe into alleged ‘red room’ comments without speaking to all involved: sources

sexual misconduct allegations against senior naval officers has been closed before all witnesses or complainants were spoken to, Global News has learned, with investigators concluding no wrongdoing occurred.Yet the investigation into alleged inappropriate comments — where the senior officers allegedly joked that a female member member wanted to show off her “red room” while on a Zoom call — did not look into the alleged comments that followed, which sources say involved BDSM and “kinky sex.”Internal emails obtained by Global News show at least one woman naval officer took issue with the limited nature of the Unit Disciplinary Investigation, saying its conclusion “only serves to reduce faith in the system even further, and at a time when

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Women in military feeling ‘seething undercurrent of rage’ over allegations: senior female officer

Canadian Forces in disgust over its handling of high-level sexual misconduct allegations was a last resort.But it is one she says she is taking as a “seething undercurrent of rage” swells among women in the military over the sense that senior leadership is waiting for the problem to blow over.“To find that senior leadership is not living the example that they expect of us, it cut the legs out from under everybody.

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Senior female military officer quits over misconduct allegations: ‘I am sickened’

Canadian military has quit in disgust over high-level sexual misconduct allegations.Lt.-Col. Eleanor Taylor formally requested her release from the Canadian Forces on International Women’s Day in an email shared on Monday with Global News.In it, Taylor says she is disgusted over the allegations and believes the military is not capable of holding its top leaders to account over sexual misconduct allegations against them.“I am sickened by ongoing investigations of sexual misconduct among our key leaders.

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Woman alleges forced co-ed showers, says Canadian military’s ‘toxic’ culture must change

Canadian Forces.She says it’s also within the military’s partner institution — the Department of National Defence — and that now is the time to speak out in the hopes of changing the system.“I feel like now is the time for people to rise up and start talking about it, so that the next generation doesn’t have to have the same experiences as I did,” said Alexandra Auclair, a civil servant with the Department of National Defence and a former military member, in an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson.Prior to becoming a bureaucrat, Auclair was a combat arms officer in the military and trained at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in 1997, where she says she was one of two women among 198 male trainees.“I’m not ready to go into

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Defence committee expands military misconduct investigation

The House of Commons defence committee is expanding its investigation into former chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance to include his successor, Adm.

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Senior naval officer was threatened after reporting McDonald allegation: sources

Art McDonald in February but was redirected and told to report the concern elsewhere, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.And sources tell Global News the officer has received anonymous telephone threats warning that his career is now in jeopardy since he took action. A source with direct knowledge of the matter says Lt.-Cmdr.

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I don’t think that the military can solve this problem: Major Kellie Brennan

After a week that saw the newly installed Chief of Defence staff Admiral Art Mcdonald step aside while military police investigate misconduct allegations, ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson talks to the woman who sounded the alarm one week ago about the barriers complainants of sexual misconduct face in Canada’s military. Major Kellie Brennan calls for an independent investigation to solve the widespread problem and she also says she wants Canadians to know they should still have faith that the Armed Forces can get past this dark chapter.

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‘Roar and be heard’: Woman behind Vance allegations calls for independent investigation

Canada’s former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance says an independent investigation is needed to fix systemic problems within the Canadian forces.Maj.

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Canada’s chief of defence staff to step aside amid CFNIS investigation, defence minister says

Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced late Wednesday that the country’s new Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Art McDonald, who took on the role last month, has stepped aside from his post as an investigation is conducted by the force’s national investigation service. Mercedes Stephenson reports on what we know so far.

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Canada’s chief of defence staff to step aside amid CFNIS investigation: defence minister

Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Art McDonald has stepped aside from his post while an investigation is conducted by the force’s national investigation service.In a statement released late Wednesday evening, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) is investigating McDonald.The CFNIS is the investigative arm of the Canadian military police.It was not immediately clear what the investigation was in regards to.Global News has reached out to the Department of National Defence to determine the nature of the investigation, but did not immediately hear back.Below is my statement in regards to Admiral Art McDonald.

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Gen. Jonathan Vance will be investigated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Art McDonald says the military will investigate allegations of inappropriate behaviour by former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance.Global News has also learned McDonald has said anyone who comes forward with allegations or experiences will not face repercussions for speaking either to the media or anyone else.It comes after exclusive reporting by Global News into allegations that Vance engaged in inappropriate behaviour with two female subordinates, including an alleged intimate relationship with a subordinate while he was in the top post.Another allegation relates to an email that appears to have been sent from Vance’s military account in 2012 to a second female subordinate seeking career advice.

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Trudeau names navy commander as Canada’s new top soldier

Justin Trudeau has named the head of the navy as Canada’s new top soldier.Vice-Adm.

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Coronavirus: Navy bringing warships home earlier than planned

The Navy has stopped most training and is ordering some ships at sea home earlier than planned as it prepares to deal with the new coronavirus, says a message from Canada’s top admiral.

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